Ash receptacle



Jan. 22, 1952 E. w. THOMPSON ASH RECEPTACLE Filed Nov. 15, 194'?Enventor 6'0 mma M nib/M547 Patented Jan. 22, 1952 UNITED-STATES PATENTOFFICE ASH RECEPTACLE Edward W. Thompson, Spokane, Wash.

Application November 15, 1947, Serial No. 786,239

lClaim. (Cl. 150-128) This invention relates to a fireproof ashreceptacle and it is one object of the invention to provide an ashreceptacle which is particularly adapted for use by hunters without riskof setting fire to leaves in'a woods and also for use by ladies who donot have access to an ash tray when smok mg indoors.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash receptacle whichresembles a purse or pocket book and will be attractive in appearance aswell as serving as a receptacle for ashes, cigarettes and cigar buttswhich it is desired to dispose of without danger of starting a fire orsoiling a rug or carpet on floor of a room.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash receptacle having apurse-like body open along its upper edge and provided with a closureflap, the body and the closure flap being lined with asbestos or anequivalent fireproof material so that when hot ashes, or the butts ofcigarettes or cigars are placed in the receptacle and the flap securedin its closed position, likelihood of a fire being accidently startedwill be eliminated.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash receptacle of thischaracter wherein, the fireproof lining is so applied to the receptacleand its closure flap that when the flap is closed and secured, portionsof the lining will be disposed in face to face engagement with eachother along the upper edge of the front wall of the receptacle and thusform a sealed joint which will exclude air from the interior of thereceptacle and cause a lighted cigar or cigarette butt to beextinguished as well as very effectively preventing scorching ofleather, or similar material, from which the body of the receptacle isformed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the improved ash receptacle.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view upon an enlarged scale taken through thereceptacle midway the length thereof.

The ash receptacle constituting the subject matter of this inventionresembles a purse, hand bag, or the like, and has a body which may beformed from a sheet of leather or other desired pliable material. Thesheet of material from which the body is formed is folded intermediateits length to form front and rear walls 2 and 3 for the body, the saidwalls being integrally united along the lower edge or bottom of the bodyand secured to each other along their side edges by rows of stitches 4and the rear wall having a portion extending upwardly beyond the frontwall and folded downwardly to form a flap 5 by means of which theopening along the top or upper edge of the body is closed when the flapis disposed in its closed position and secured by companion snapfastener members 6 and 1 carried by the front wall and the flap, or byother suitable securing means. The receptacle is neat in appearance andis flat and of such dimensions that it may be conveniently carried in amans pocket or in a lady's hand bag and it will thus be out of the waywhen not in use but readily accessible when needed.

The receptacle is to receive hot ashes from a pipe, or butts ofcigarettes and cigars and in order to prevent the leather body frombeing scorched and holes burned therein, there has been provided alining 3 formed from a sheet of asbestos or other suitable fireproof-material. This lining covers inner surfaces of the walls and closureflap of the body and may have its side edge portions secured by the rowsof stitches 4 or other means provided for securing the lining flatagainst the sheet of leather from which the body is formed. One endportion of the sheet of asbestos projects upwardly from the upper edgeof the front wall, and this upwardly projecting portion is foldedforwardly and downwardly to form a lip or binding 9, which is glued tothe outer surface of the upper marginal portion of the front wall by aflexible heat-resisting glue, as shown at ID. This lip or binding 9 isengaged by a portion of the lining covering the inner surface of theclosure flap to form a tight fireproof seal, as shown at H in Figure 2,and this will serve to prevent air from readily entering the body andsmouldering ashes or cigarettes or cigar butts will be extinguished whenthey have been placed in the receptacle and the flap 5 closed andsecured. Referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that the free end portionof the closure flap carrying the snap fastener member 5, projects beyondthe corresponding edge of the liner. Therefore, this free end portion ofthe closure flap will be quite flexible and the fastener member I may beeasily pressed into gripping engagement with the companion fastenermemher 6 carried by the front wall of the receptacle and also thisportion of the flap may be readily grasped and pulled outwardly todetach the fastener 1 from the fastener 6 and the flap swung upwardly toan opened position allowing access to the interior of the receptacle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A smokers appliance comprising a receptacle for cigarette ashesconsisting of a sheet of flexible material folded to form a flat bodyhaving front and rear walls integrally united along the lower edge ofthe body and having side edge portions sewed together, said body beingopen along its top for its full width, the upper portion of the sheet offlexible material being free and constituting an extension of the rearwall forming a closure flap folded forwardly and downwardly to a closedposition against the outer surface of the front wall, a lining for saidreceptacle consisting solely of a sheet of flexible asbestos disposedflat against the inner surface of the said sheet of flexible materialand having one end portion folded forwardly and downwardly across theupper edge of the front wall and secured flat against the outer surfaceof the upper edge portion of the said front wall and forming a fireproof binding for the said upper edge, the other end portion of saidasbestos lining extending along the inner surface of the flap beyond thelower edge of said binding and terminating in spaced relation to thelower edge of the flap and thereby provide the flap with a soft andpliable lower end portion, and fastener members carried by the frontwall and. the soft lower end portion of said flap and detachablyengageable with each other to releasably secure the flap closed.

EDWARD W. THOMPSON.

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